Christmas Markets.Tourspowered by LocalBini
Season 2026/27 · nineteen cities · one local each

Walk the market with someone who knows it.

A local host, your date and time, the stalls, the food and the stories. One hour, a small tasting, up to 8 guests; private groups on request.

Take me to the market inaroundfor
Opens the city page with your date filled in.
… days until the first market opens1 hour with a small tastingFrom EUR 69 per personReply within a dayFree cancellation to 7 days before
Christmas market at dusk
2026 openingsManchester ~6 NovVienna 13 NovBudapest 13 NovCopenhagen 13 NovCologne 16 NovSalzburg 19 NovZurich 19 NovMunich 20 NovTallinn 20 NovStockholm ~21 NovColmar 23 NovDresden 25 NovBasel 26 NovBrussels 27 NovStrasbourg 27 NovNuremberg 27 NovRiga 27 NovBern 27 NovPrague 28 Nov
Cities

Nineteen markets, each with a local

Dates and hours from the official organisers, checked October 2026. Tap a city for the market, what to eat and the walk our host leads there.

All nineteen cities and their dates

Walks

Two ways to do it

One hour with a local host and a small tasting, or a two hour company evening. Up to 8 guests, private groups on request, at your date and time; the price comes with our reply.

Christmas market walk

Christmas market walk

1 hour · from EUR 69 per person

The market with a local host: the stalls, the traditions, the stories behind them and a small tasting of what the market is known for. The walk every city page describes.

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Company evening

Company evening

2 hours · from EUR 69 per person

A December team event that runs itself: your host leads the group through the market with tastings and a few stories, and ends the evening at a table reserved for you. Groups of any size, split between hosts when large.

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Company evenings

Company evenings at the Christmas market

December is the month teams spend an evening together. A market walk with a local host, tastings along the way and a reserved table to finish is an event that needs one email from you and runs itself on the night.

Request a company evening
A team at the Christmas market
How it works

One message, one reply, one link

1

Send your request

City, date, preferred time, group size and the walk you have in mind. One form, two minutes.

2

We settle the details

Within a day you hear back from us with the host, the start point and the price for your group, plus any questions we have.

3

Pay by link

You receive a payment link by email. Card or bank transfer. Your walk is confirmed once paid, and your host gets your details.

4

Meet your host

At the agreed spot, at the agreed time, with the market in front of you.

Hosts

A local who knows the market

Historians, food writers, architects, former city guides, and people who have bought their Lebkuchen from the same stall for forty years. LocalBini has more than 3,000 of them across Europe; these are the ones who know their Christmas market best.

About LocalBini
“Everyone sees the stalls. A local shows you the market.”A host in Nuremberg
Questions

Good to know

When do the Christmas markets open in 2026?

Manchester opens first, in the first week of November, then Budapest, Vienna, Copenhagen and Cologne in mid November. Most of the others open between 19 and 28 November. Prague, Brussels, Tallinn, Riga, Copenhagen and Salzburg run into January. Each city page lists the official 2026 dates, hours and the organiser's website.

How do I book a walk?

Send the request form with your city, date, time and group size. Within a day we confirm the host and the price, then send a payment link by email. Your walk is confirmed once paid.

How much does a walk cost?

The Christmas market walk starts at EUR 69 per person, CHF 69 in Switzerland,, with the small tasting included. The exact price for your city and group size comes with our reply, before you pay anything. Company evenings are quoted per group.

How big is the group?

Up to 8 guests per host. Private walks for your group alone are available on request. Company evenings and larger groups split between hosts, one host per 8 to 12 guests.

All questions

Letters from the markets

Opening dates, what to eat, the walks

A few emails a season, from November. Confirm by clicking the link in the first one.